Our friends from the Flatwater Cycling team are hosting the Flatwater Spring Training Criteriums March 20th & 27th.  Training crits are a great way to test your fitness, hone your bike handling skills, and allay some of your fears about riding fast with a bunch of other crazy people.

For those new to crits below are some very basic things to do before, during, and after the crit.

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Lately Jon Downey has been putting me out there as the team coach and to be honest I like the sounds of it.  I am willing to share my five years of knowledge of cycling, racing, and training. 

If you would like my humble advice on fitness, racing, dieting, or general training questions, shoot me an email.  My knowledge of training is primarily based on "The Training Bible" by Joe Friel and my 5+ years of races.   read more »

With the warmer weather I am getting a touch of Spring Fever and I keep thinking about racing.  Some people are preparing for the Norfolk Classic others are preparing for Omaha Weekend.  Kevin Murry is preparing for everything.  There should be a team medal for "Most Races" of the season and I think Kevin has enough for two medals.   read more »

It is Janurary, it is time to think about things that have nothing to do with Snow, Ice, and stupid cold weather.  It time to think about the Norfolk Classic weekend.  It is less than 6mos away... you know June where temps are a lot warmer and there is only a slight chance of blistering thunder hail!

Anyway, I put together a training plan for anyone interested.  It is based off the Joe Friel's training bible plan and is designed for Cat 4/5 riders.  read more »

The Joe Martin Stage Race is on the National Race Calendar and features pro and elite (USCF) riders.  For USCF riders, thats us, races start Saturday May 9th with a 2.5-mile uphill course in Devil's Den State Park with an average grade of 6.8%.  Then a 69mi RR later that day.
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